๐Ÿ—ž Five-star effort

G'day sports fans,

Classic quote: "There's only two teams in Liverpool: Liverpool and Liverpool Reserves."  - Legendary Manager, Bill Shankley

Not too sure what the Everton fans would make of that!

In today's edition of Sport Journal:

๐Ÿ‰ Round previews & SBW update

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ Round previews and highlights

โšฝ๏ธ Who will survive

๐Ÿ‰ NRL

Maestro Moses and rampaging RCG guide Eels home over Wests Tigers

With key playmaker Mitch Moses back from injury and another five-star effort from Reagan Campbell-Gillard, the Eels have rebounded with a 26-16 win over Wests Tigers.

Wests Tigers player Michael Chee Kam was taken to hospital after reportedly suffering a seizure on field, it has since been reported he's o.k. (NRL)

Sonny Bill to take youngster's spot on Roosters' roster 

The Sydney Roosters will create room in their NRL roster for Sonny Bill Williams by releasing youngster Asu Kepaoa. The Wolfpack have reportedly temporarily released Williams from his $10million dollar contract, freeing up the former All Black for a return to the NRL. (rugbypass)

Round 11 Previews:

๐Ÿค  Cowboys v ๐Ÿฆ… Sea Eagles: New coach debuts; Fonua-Blake returns. Manly has won its last two visits to North Queensland. 6 of the last 7 Cowboys games has gone over total points (41.5)

๐Ÿด Broncos v โšก๏ธ Storm: Milford in doubt; Melbourne lose Tui. Storm have won seven straight over the Broncos dating back to 2016. Josh Addo-Carr has scored at least one try in his last 6 at Suncorp (1.70 anytime)

๐Ÿ—ฟ Warriors v ๐Ÿ” Roosters: Pompey, Tevaga start; Crichton sidelined. Brett Morris (Roosters) is on a 6 game try scoring streak.

Raiders v Rabbitohs: Valemei starts; Souths lose key duo. Fourteen of the last 17 Raiders matches have gone under total points line (37.5pts).

Knights v Bulldogs: Averillo returns as Foran named. Knights are seeking consecutive victories for the first time since the opening two rounds. Bulldogs are winless in 6.

Titans v Panthers: Proctor back as Penrith trio ruled out. The league-leading Penrith travel to Cbus Super Stadium on Sunday afternoon. Stephen Crichton (Panthers) has scored in his last 5 matches (2.20)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ AFL

The Western Bulldogs have leapt up to third on the AFL ladder after edging past Gold Coast

The match was an arm-wrestle all night, with the Bulldogs leading by two points at quarter, half and three-quarter time, before winning 7.9 (51) to 6.10 (46). (AFL)

Round 8 Previews:

GWS Giants vs Richmond: Thereโ€™s plenty of footy left to play, but this does feel like a must-win game for GWS if they hold any hopes of playing finals. 

North Melbourne vs Carlton: After starting the year 2-0, the Roos have now slipped all the way down to 17th on the ladder after losing five of their six games since the restart. 

Sydney Swans vs Hawthorn: Hawthorn has suffered at the hands of GWS, Collingwood and Melbourne since moving to the Sydney hub, but they should feel good about their chances this week against an injury riddled Swans side riding a four-game losing streak. 

Adelaide Crows vs Essendon: The Bombers have the perfect opportunity to bounce back on Sunday afternoon following their 42-point defeat at the hands of the Bulldogs last week. Essendon now hits the road to face the Crows in Adelaide with a chance to not only rejoin the eight.

West Coast Eagles vs Collingwood: Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley will be hoping his side can pick up where they left off last week. The Eagles have now won three in a row to sneak back into the eight, while a victory on Sunday could see them move as high as fifth if results go their way. 

Melbourne vs Brisbane Lions: The Lions have a tremendous opportunity to further cement their top-four position this week at Metricon, but theyโ€™ll need to be wary of a Demons side that has relished playing the underdog role of late.

๐Ÿด Racing

King George: Enable faces three Ascot rivals trained by Aidan O'Brien

Date: Sunday 26 July Time: 12:35am AEST Venue: Ascot

Enable ($1.50) will face just three rivals as she bids for a record third victory in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot on Saturday.

It is the smallest field since 1964 for a contest traditionally considered a summer highlight of British racing.

After 12 successive wins, Enable was runner-up in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in October when seeking a record third triumph in that race and has been kept in training at the age of six for another attempt at the French showpiece.

Gosden has admitted she was not 100% fit when returning at Sandown last month, finishing second to Ghaiyyath in the Coral-Eclipse Stakes.

โšฝ๏ธ Football

Liverpool lift Premier League trophy: Goals galore, explosions and a red sky

Liverpool lifted the Premier League trophy for the first time amid fireworks in a special ceremony on the Kop at Anfield, following their thrilling 5-3 win over Chelsea.

The champions' captain Jordan Henderson was handed the silverware by Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish as the Reds celebrated their first English title in 30 years in style, despite no fans being allowed in the stadium.

They can now boast to be English, European and World Champions.

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ A-League Preview:

Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets: (match preview) The Mariners will be out to secure bragging rights after registering one loss and draw in the previous two meetings between the sides throughout the 2019/20 Hyundai A-League season.

Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United: Now in the Sydney hub, the Reds need to build on a rusty effort first up and they do have a shot against a Wellington side playing their third match in seven days.

Melbourne Victory v Western United: Mark Rudanโ€™s side have enjoyed plenty of success over their big brothers in their debut season, winning both matches. Before the shutdown Western United had found their scoring touch with 11 goals in their last two matches.

๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ EPL: Who is staying up in the Premier League: Aston Villa, Watford or Bournemouth?

Who do you reckon?

Aston Villa (34 points; Goal diff - 26): Remaining fixture: West Ham (a)

Watford (34 points; Goal diff - 27): Remaining fixture: Arsenal (a)

Bournemouth (31 points; Goal diff -27): Remaining fixture: Everton (a)

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ 'Merica

๐Ÿ€ NBA Restart

After the coronavirus shut down the NBA season along with everything else, basketball is set to return on July 30 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex, inside Disney World in Orlando, Florida. 

The Sixers point guard has made only two 3-pointers in his NBA career but insists he will shoot on his own terms.

โšพ๏ธ MLB Restart

It also kicks off a wholly unique 60-game schedule that is completely regional: Teams will play two-thirds of their games against division foes, and then the remaining one-third against clubs in geographically corresponding divisions in the opposite league. Starting this morning.

๐ŸฅŠ Mike Tyson will fight Roy Jones Jr. in an eight-round exhibition match

The training videos that former undisputed heavyweight champion Mike Tyson has been releasing on social media werenโ€™t just for show, it turns out. Yahoo Sports has reports that Tyson plans to return to boxing in an exhibition against Roy Jones Jr. on Sept. 12 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. (Yahoo)

๐Ÿ“บ Live sport

Friday

๐ŸŽฏ 04:00 - PDC World Matchplay, Quarter-Finals (Fox Sports More) 

โ›ณ๏ธ 04:30 - PGA Tour, 3M Open, Round 1 (Fox Sports) 

โšฝ๏ธ 05:45 - Serie A - Lazio v Cagliari Calcio (BeIN Sports 1)

โšพ๏ธ 09:08 - MLB - Washington Nationals v New York Yankees (ESPN 1) 

โšฝ๏ธ 10:00 - MLS - Group GameLA Galaxy v Houston Dynamo (BeIN Sports 1)

โšพ๏ธ 12:08 - MLB - Los Angeles Dodgers v San Francisco Giants (ESPN 1) 

โšฝ๏ธ 12:30 - MLS - Group GameLos Angeles FC v Portland Timbers (ESPN 2)

๐Ÿ 17:55 - MotoGP of Spain, Practice 1, Round 3 (Fox Sports)

๐Ÿ‰ 18:00 - NRL - North Queensland Cowboys v Manly Sea Eagles (Fox League)

๐Ÿ‰ 19:05 - Super Rugby AU - Waratahs v Rebels (Fox Sports)

โšฝ๏ธ 19:30 - A-League - Central Coast Mariners v Newcastle Jets (Fox Sports More)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ 19:50- AFL - GWS Giants v Richmond Tigers (Fox Footy or 7mate)

๐Ÿ‰ 19:55 -NRL - Brisbane Broncos v Melbourne Storm (Fox League or Nine)

๐Ÿ 20:00 - Test Match - England v West Indies (Fox Cricket) 

๐Ÿ 22:10 - MotoGP of Spain Practice 2, Round 3 (Fox Sports)

โ›ณ๏ธ 22:30 - European TourBritish Masters, Round 3 (Fox Sports) 

Saturday

๐ŸŽฏ 04:00 - PDC World Matchplay Quarter-Finals (Fox Sports More 

โ›ณ๏ธ 04:30 - PGA Tour, 3M Open, Round 2 (Fox Sports)

โšฝ๏ธ 05:10 - Coupe de France Final - Paris Saint-Germain v AS Saint-Etienne (BeIN Sports 2)

โšฝ๏ธ 05:45 - Serie AMilan v Atalanta (BeIN Sports 1) 

โšพ๏ธ 06:10 - MLB - New York Mets v Atlanta Braves (ESPN 1)

โšพ๏ธ 09:10 - MLB - Chicago Cubs v Milwaukee Brewers (ESPN 1)

โšพ๏ธ 12:10 - MLB - Oakland Athletics v Los Angeles Angels (ESPN 1)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ 13:05 - AFL - North Melb. Kangaroos v Carlton Blues (Fox Footy)

๐Ÿ‰ 15:00 - NRL - Warriors v Sydney Roosters (Fox League)

๐Ÿ‰ 15:00 - Shute Shield - Eastern Suburbs v West Harbour (7TWO)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ 15:35 - AFL - Sydney Swans v Hawthorn Hawks (Fox Footy or 7mate)

โšฝ๏ธ 17:00 - A-League - Wellington Phoenix v Adelaide United (ABC or Fox Sports More)

๐Ÿ‰ 17:05 - Super Rugby Aotearoa - Crusaders v Hurricanes (Fox Sports)

๐Ÿ‰ 17:30 - NRL - Cronulla Sharks v St George Illawarra Dragons (Fox League) 

๐Ÿ 17:55 - MotoGP of Spain, Practice 3 (Fox Sports)

๐ŸŽ 19:12 - Harness Racing, 2YO Pacers G12YO QBred Triad Final (Sky Racing 1)

๐Ÿ‰ 19:15 - Super Rugby AU - Western Force v Brumbies (Fox Sports)

๐ŸŽ 19:23 - Harness Racing, Group 3 PacersPryde's Stamina Ladyship Pace (Sky Racing 1)

โšฝ๏ธ 19:35 - A-League - Melbourne Victory v Western United FC (Fox Sports More) 

๐Ÿ‰ 19:35 - NRL - Canberra Raiders v South Sydney Rabbitohs (Fox League)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ 19:40 - AFL - Port Adelaide Power v St Kilda Saints (Fox Footy or 7mate)

โšฝ๏ธ 20:00 - K League 1 - Seongnam FC v Gangwon FC (Optus Sport 1)

๐Ÿ 20:00 - Test Match - England v West Indies (Fox Cricket) 

๐ŸŽ 20:13 - Harness Racing 2YO Pacers G12YO QBred Triad Final, Fillies (Sky Racing 1)

๐Ÿ 21:30 - MotoGP of Spain Practice 4 (Fox Sports)

โ›ณ๏ธ 22:00 - European TourBritish Masters, Round 4 (Fox Sports) 

๐Ÿ 22:10 - MotoGP of Spain, Qualifying 1, Round 3 (Fox Sports)

Sunday

๐Ÿด 00:35 - King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot (racing.com) & (Sky racing 1)

โ›ณ๏ธ 03:00 - PGA Tour, 3M Open, Round 3 (Fox Sports) 

โšฝ๏ธ 03:30 - Serie A - Genoa v Inter Milan (BeIN Sports 1) 

๐ŸŽฏ 05:00 - PDC World Matchplay Semi-Finals (Fox Sports More) 

โšฝ๏ธ 05:45 - Serie A - Napoli v Sassuolo (BeIN Sports 1) 

๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป 07:00 - UFC Fight Night, Prelims (ESPN 1) 

๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿป 10:00 - UFC Fight Night, Main Card - Robert Whittaker v Darren Till (ESPN 1)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ 13:05 - AFL - Adelaide Crows v Essendon Bombers (Fox Footy)

๐Ÿ‰ 13:35 - Super Rugby Aotearoa - Blues v Chiefs (Fox Sports) 

๐Ÿ‰ 14:00 - NRL - Newcastle Knights v Canterbury Bulldogs (Fox League)

โšฝ๏ธ 14:05 - J1 League - Consadole Sapporo v Yokohama F. Marinos (Optus Sport 1)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ 15:35 - AFL - West Coast Eagles v Collingwood Magpies (Fox Footy)

๐Ÿ‰ 16:05 - NRL - Gold Coast Titans v Penrith Panthers (Fox League or Nine)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ 18:10 - AFL - Melbourne Demons v Brisbane Lions (Fox Footy)

โšฝ๏ธ 19:00 - J1 League - Sanfrecce Hiroshima v Nagoya Grampus (Optus Sport 2)

โšฝ๏ธ 19:00 - J1 League - Shimizu S-Pulse v Oita Trinita (Optus Sport 3)

๐Ÿ 19:00 - Moto3, Spain Race, Round 3 (Fox Sports) 

โšฝ๏ธ 20:00 - J1 League - Vissel Kobe v Gamba Osaka (Optus Sport 5) 

โšฝ๏ธ 20:00 - K League 1 - Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors v FC Seoul (Optus Sport 4)

๐Ÿ 20:00CricketTest MatchEngland v West IndiesFox Cricket 

๐Ÿ 22:00 - MotoGP of Spain Race, Round 3(10Bold or Fox Sports)